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The Tumultuous, Remarkable Middle East | Interview: Simon Sebag Montefiore

While The Remnant has played host to many remarkable historians over the years, few have taken us on a more incredible ride than Simon Sebag Montefiore. As such, we’re proud to bestow on Simon our newly formed, not-really-endowed chair of Middle Eastern history. Tune in to hear Simon and Jonah Gold…

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Simon Sebag Montefiore: Negroni (1 ounce gin, 1 ounce sweet vermouth, 1 ounce Campari with large ice cube and orange rind) Simon talks about his work in a South African gold mine, his long friendship with King Charles who brought Simon together with his wife, the cauldron of the Middle East and its…

How the New Middle East Was Made with Simon Sebag Montefiore

Last week I had the privilege of sitting down with one of the foremost historians of our time, Simon Sebag Montefiore. As I write this, his work has never felt more urgent. “We’re in a new world of counterhistory,” he said recently. “A new world of counterhistory where neither historical facts nor…

Simon Sebag Montefiore

The Observer’s Literary Editor, Tom Gatti, talks to historian Simon Sebag Montefiore about his new book, The Cauldron, which is about the making of the modern Middle East.  As America’s war with Iran enters a new phase, Simon Sebag Montefiore takes us back to the 1979 revolution, when the Shah was …

Booknotes+: Simon Sebag Montefiore, "The Cauldron"

Simon Sebag Montefiore has written nine nonfiction books and three novels. His latest is called "The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East." The time period covered is from 1900 to the present. In Mr. Montefiore's acknowledgements, he writes: "Family is an important theme in this book, and…

Simon Sebag Montefiore, "The Cauldron"

Simon Sebag Montefiore has written nine nonfiction books and three novels. His latest is called "The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East." The time period covered is from 1900 to the present. In Mr. Montefiore's acknowledgements, he writes: "Family is an important theme in this book, and…

Spectator Out Loud: Simon Sebag Montefiore, Vanessa Feltz, Sophia Money-Coutts & Angus Colwell

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Simon Sebag Montefiore explains how his ancestor dealt with antisemitism; Vanessa Feltz says she is coming for Piers Morgan; Sophia Money-Coutts argues we should cut the price of stamps to save the Christmas card; and finally, Angus Colwell takes on the Cornish cu…

The Book Club: Simon Sebag Montefiore – The Cauldron

My guest on this week’s Book Club podcast is Simon Sebag Montefiore, the author of a number of fantastic books, including The Cauldron, which released this week. Simon and I talk about the making of the modern middle east, and how we forget some of the most fundamental groups who shaped this part o…

Quite right!: Simon Sebag Montefiore explains the making of the modern Middle East

This week, Michael Gove is joined by historian Simon Sebag Montefiore to discuss the rulers, revolutionaries and nation builders who shaped one of the world’s most turbulent regions. From Ibn Saud’s dramatic conquest of Riyadh and Atatürk’s creation of modern Turkey to Ben-Gurion, Reza Shah and Nas…

How Do You Pay for It?

In our second episode, we take a listener question about whether stabilization can support real businesses (we don’t fully agree), then look at who else is starting to pay attention: effective altruist funders, defense analysts, and conspiracy theorists in the comments. In this episode: * What the …